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The Prisoner

Dialogue between Rod and Steve about the album cover of Maiden's new album:

Rod: So, what you come up with, Steve ?Steve: Well, I think we can do Eddie as a footballer with a West Ham kit you know.Rod: What, are you serious ?Steve: Totally! We can basically add a football pitch or the West Ham's stadium...Rod: Wait, you had your chance to do this for Flight 666 or En Vivo! but you chose a picture of the band members, because it was a documentary for the first and rehashed the Rock in Rio cover for the latter.Steve: Ahhh, you bloody sheriff ! I am the boss !Rod: Let's ask the rest of the guys.Bruce: Eddie as a pilot, fencer etc...Adrian: I want Eddie to be a fisherman.Dave: I want Eddie to be a golf player or a guitarist.Janick: I don't care. He's terrifying.Nicko: Ay, it will be the best we ever done so far, so....Steve: Hmmmm.... Let's think more about that.Rod: Ok, but hurry up, because we have to release the album in 2019.
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Seriously, if they start writing the album at the end of this month or in March they probably already started thinking about the album cover - but I guess it depends what will be the theme of the title song.